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  • City of Memphis

    Two arrested on first night of citywide curfew

    The Memphis curfew went into effect Monday, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Final vote on Memphis mask requirement delayed

    Councilman says consensus from local officials could come soon if a recent uptick in coronavirus cases continues.

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    State comptroller: Memphis faces ‘Catch-22’ with federal CARES money

    Tennessee Comptroller Justin Wilson said a lack of federal regulations on the use of $113.6 million that came to Memphis is "crazy," but warrants careful use of the money. 

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council could wrap ‘difficult’ budget season Tuesday

    The council also takes a final vote on a mask ordinance and talks about rules to better regulate lobbyists at City Hall. 

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City curfew follows night of 31 arrests, property damage Downtown

    The imposition of the late night curfew by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, announced Monday, also marks another chapter in the relationship between the city and activists who led the splinter group that tried to occupy the city's two interstate bridges Sunday night.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones, Clay Bailey June 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Branch NAACP coordinating legal assistance for arrested protesters

    The number of those arrested this past week in a series of five demonstrations in the city is estimated at several dozen with an exact number from last night expected later today.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2020
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    The politics of face masks

    The Memphis City Council could vote this week to require citizens to wear face masks in public places. The facial coverings have touched a political nerve and divide, although proponents of the push for masks say it's not political.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland makes pitch to test 30,000 people a day

    People could expect to be tested several times a month at work if employers sign on.

    By Jane Roberts June 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Report: MLGW could save $150M by splitting from TVA

    Leaving the Tennessee Valley Authority could produce up to $150 million a year in savings for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. But there are also costs to consider in the numbers-heavy first draft of a report released Friday on a possible move away from TVA.

    By Bill Dries May 29, 2020
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    Stay or Leave TVA: Critical first draft report expected to say it’s more complicated

    The first draft report, which MLGW will release by Friday, likely won't outline a simple unplugging from TVA and plugging in somewhere else. MLGW's president and CEO said in a "Behind the Headlines" interview it's a risky move without the utility generating some of its own power. And two Entergy executives nearby back him on that assertion.

    By Bill Dries May 29, 2020
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    Tough past negotiations position city well as TVA question reaches critical point

    The city’s nearly century-old relationship between Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and the Tennessee Valley Authority reaches a critical point with some options, thanks to hard past negotiations. 

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City budget season moves along quietly

    The review by the council budget committee continued Wednesday with no major changes to the $708.8 million operating budget proposed by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. The full council is scheduled to take final votes on the budget and a stable city property tax rate next week.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Coronavirus hazard pay coming for some Shelby County employees

    The County Commission approved CARES Act spending, including a hazard pay stipend for some workers and money for the municipal cities.

    By Linda A. Moore May 28, 2020
  • Analysis City of Memphis

    In post-COVID world, education officials hope to bridge local digital divide

    Shelby County Schools' digital plan would provide every student and teacher with a laptop and training on how to use it. The more than 100,000 devices would cost roughly $53 million, half of which would come from federal coronavirus stimulus funds.

    By Natasha Senjanovic May 26, 2020
  • Gallery City of Memphis

    Veterans’ cemeteries ready for Memorial Day visitors

    Memorial Day Weekend is normally one of the busiest times of the year at the 153-year-old Memphis National Cemetery off Jackson Avenue, and 28-year-old West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Forest Hill-Irene Road. But like most aspects of current American life, the COVID-19 pandemic made other plans. 

    By Patrick Lantrip May 25, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Sawyer says fractured county budget season could have been about tax hike

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer also talked about the rift between the Democratic county mayor and the eight-vote Democratic majority on the commission.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Lyash touts renewables, savings if MLGW stays with TVA

    The president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, during an appearance on "Behind The Headlines," also panned a set of four studies touting much broader savings if MLGW cuts ties to the federal agency. Lyash is pushing a 20-year renewal contract with a 3% signing bonus and TVA aid in helping MLGW generate its own solar power.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    New Tom Lee Park plans include large open spaces, fountain, treetop walkway

    Memphis River Parks Partnership and its design team, led by Studio Gang and Scape, announced a new, improved concept for a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park. 

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Bamboozled? Not Memphis Zoo, easily feeding pandas during pandemic

    The Calgary Zoo is having to return its two giant pandas to China because of pandemic-caused logistics problems in getting enough bamboo. But the Memphis Zoo has its own bamboo farm as well as bamboo donors. 

    By Tom Bailey May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW general counsel sees problems with mayor taking MISO proposal

    Cheryl Patterson says the utility board makes the first decision on whether MLGW stays or leaves TVA.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate

    Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.

    By Bill Dries, Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council joins call to lift absentee ballot restrictions

    The call for an executive order by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest, including three lawsuits pending in Nashville. Lee has said he will not issue an executive order dropping state law's present restrictions on the mail-in ballots.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council approves tentative first step into MLGW-TVA question

    The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland proposes $12 million in city funding for COVID testing expansion

    The testing money would come from the city's $113.6 million allocation of federal CARES Act funding. Strickland's proposal, presented Tuesday to the Memphis City Council, also includes an immediate $2.7 million to beef up health department contact tracing and long-term city funding of the health department beyond that.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council moves deeper into complex MLGW-TVA discussions

    Up for discussion Tuesday is a move to get a proposal from a specific TVA competitor and a legal opinion that could put off an electric rate hike scheduled to take effect July 1.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020

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